Magneto-sensitive bistable soft actuators: Experiments, simulations, and applications

X Hou, Y Liu, G Wan, Z Xu, C Wen, H Yu… - Applied Physics …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Bistable structures featuring two stable states have been widely applied in designing fast
and high-force-output actuators under various types of stimuli, such as mechanical force …

Hierarchical buckling of elastic fiber under transverse confinement

T Zhou, J Liu, X Wu, P Zhang - Frontiers in Physics, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Hierarchical buckling is a novel phenomenon observed in elastic fibers subjected to
transverse confinement; however, the deformation mechanisms and modal transitions of this …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of fibers under compression on the simple shear response of a soft unidirectional fiber-reinforced composite

FS Araújo, LCS Nunes - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this work is to investigate the mechanical behavior of a soft matrix reinforced by a
single family of parallel fibers subjected to simple shear. Specimens with fibers oriented at …